Creative Plating Ideas: Small Plate Catering

Caterers often use disposable small plates for serving appetizer, dessert, and snack-sized dishes. However, doing so creates an on-going expense and doesn't always deliver in the durability and aesthetics departments.

Reusable small plates made from melamine, plastic, and metal not only create high-end presentations, they significantly reduce the year-over-year cost operators must budget for due to low replacement rates. Additionally, each of these materials are sturdy and won't fall or fold in on your guests.

Some caterers may even be able to charge more for their services due to upgraded presentations. Reusable small plates may very well translate into saving money while simultaneously pulling in higher-priced events.

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What if You're Just Not Ready to Switch from Disposable?

Good news! The market constantly answers demands for improved products, and beautiful, disposable small plates are no exception. These disposable small plates add a warm, rustic touch to catered presentations. Even better, they are extremely durable and can handle just about anything you'd want to serve on them.

If eco-friendliness is important to you or your guests, this plateware is biodegradable and made from sustainable, renewable resources. So not only do they solve for the durability issue that many disposable options create, they also add a warm-fuzzy to caterers' brands they work so hard to establish.